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Sir Ian McKellen has criticised the New Zealand Prime Minister over a “gay”
quip, saying the Kiwi leader should “watch his language”.

The British actor, who has spent many months in New Zealand over the past
decade filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy and more recently the upcoming
Hobbit movies, took umbrage at the Prime Minister’s remark about a radio
host’s “gay red top” during an interview on Friday.

In the on-air interview, Mr Key told New Zealand talkback host Jamie Mackay
that he would struggle at a charity golfing event because “you’ve got that
gay red top on”.